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Q I recently bought a 1992 Mini Cooper which has a recurring problem. When you keep the engine speed at 2500 rpm or above, the revs seem to go up and down without any input to the pedal. A rattling noise also occurs now and again. I’ve been told that it could be the sensors, the ignition coil or the fuel cut-off. I also noticed that the catalytic converter has been taken off and told that it could be the Lambda sensor.

Karl

A This often happens when a complete replacement air filter has been fitted and the standard air temperature sensor in the standard air filter case has not been refitted, or when the throttle linkage has worn badly. In

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